Florida will pause coronavirus testing for several days due to concerns about the potential impact from a looming tropical weather system.
said it is almost certain to develop into a tropical storm – likely by early Thursday. If it does so, it will be dubbed Tropical Storm Isaias.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine was steaming among the Leeward Islands, roughly 105 miles south-southwest of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The system has triggered storm watches and warnings for at least a dozen islands as its predicted path takes it toward Florida's southern tip. The state sits squarely in the center of the system's forecast cone; it could begin to affect Florida by late Friday, the hurricane center said.
The storm is expected to bring heavy rains and wind gusts. And unlike Tropical Storm Gonzalo, the small storm that recently passed through the Caribbean, this system is large:"Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 275 miles," the hurricane center said.as the storm approaches, urging them to review their disaster kits and emergency plans. As of Wednesday afternoon, all county services continued their normal operations.
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